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  1. When Was the First Computer Invented?

    Jun 14, 2025 · The Colossus was the first electric programmable computer, developed by Tommy Flowers, and was first demonstrated in December 1943. The Colossus was created to help the …

  2. Who Invented the First Computer? - HowStuffWorks

    Oct 20, 2023 · The first computer that resembled the modern machines we see today was invented by Charles Babbage between 1833 and 1871. He developed a device, the analytical …

  3. History of personal computers - Wikipedia

    The Kenbak-1, released in early 1971, is considered by the Computer History Museum to be the world's first personal computer. It was designed and invented by John Blankenbaker of …

  4. Computer - Technology, Invention, History | Britannica

    Oct 17, 2025 · Until this breakthrough, all the mechanical aids to calculation were merely calculators or, like the Difference Engine, glorified calculators. The Analytical Engine, although …

  5. The First Computer: Technology that Changed the World

    Jan 24, 2022 · Although Frenchman Joseph Marie Jacquard’s punch card loom preceded it by some two decades, the first mechanical computer is almost universally accepted to have been …

  6. The First Computer: Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine

    May 11, 2025 · Charles Babbage invented a device called the Analytical Engine, which was the first true computer idea. The Analytical Engine could solve many problems and was the first …

  7. Computers | Timeline of Computer History | Computer History ...

    Conceived by Harvard physics professor Howard Aiken, and designed and built by IBM, the Harvard Mark 1 is a room-sized, relay-based calculator. The machine had a fifty-foot long …